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								causing or able to cause motion a motive force
 motive power
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								impelling to action
 motive pleas
 
 'motive' - used as a noun
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								the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
 he acted with the best of motives
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								a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music
 
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